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Chapter 2: Indigenous Religious Traditions
World Religions: A Voyage of Discovery
DOC ID #:
TX003939Slide2
Aboriginal Rock Art
Through the ages, Aboriginal Australians have communicated through art.
Their art includes paintings on leaves and carving in wood or stone
.
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DCruz
/ www.shutterstock.com
Myths about the Dreaming are a major subject of Aboriginal art.Slide3
Dreamcatcher
and
Iktomi
The
dreamcatcher
has become a very popular Native American object.A Lakota myth attributes the origin of the dreamcatcher to the spider
Iktomi.The dreamcatcher is symbolic of the web of life.
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nialat
/ www.shutterstock.comSlide4
Quetzalcoatl
Quetzalcoatl, the “Feathered Serpent,” was a powerful Aztec god.
Aztec myth tells of Quetzalcoatl’s having created human beings.
Quetzalcoatl
is said to have invented the calendar
.
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Australian Aboriginal Corroboree Dancers
The corroboree celebrates through song and dance myths of the Dreaming.
The didgeridoo is played in religious ceremonies.
Dancing and music are important elements of religious ritual
.
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Chandler / www.shutterstock.comSlide6
African Religious Dance
Dancing is a common ritual practice in many African indigenous religions.
Men of the
Dogon
people, who live in Mali, dance while wearing masks.
Other African peoples, including the Yoruba, also wear masks when dancing.
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Native American Dancers
Dancing is a common religious practice among Native American peoples.
Some of the most important rituals involve dancing, such as the Sun Dance and the Ghost Dance
.
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Media Pro / www.shutterstock.comSlide8
Uluru (Ayers Rock)
Uluru is venerated by the
Anangu
peoples of central Australia.
It is a prime example of the axis mundi,
the “center of the world.”
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Axis mundi
means “the place of origin and homeland of the people.”Slide9
Feathered Serpent Pyramid
This is another example of the
axis mundi.
Teotihuacan culture flourished from the third through eighth centuries.
Aztec culture knew the Feathered Serpent as Quetzalcoatl
.
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Sweat Lodge
The sweat lodge is utilized by Native American peoples throughout North America.
It is used for ritual purification and cleansing of the body
.
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M. Frank / www.shutterstock.com
It is used with other rituals, such as the Sun Dance.Slide11
Native American Pipe (Calumet)
The calumet is used by many nations.
It is smoked during religious ceremonies, such as the Sun Dance.
The Northern Plains peoples made calumets of pipestone, a fine-grained reddish rock
.
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